Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi signaled an overhaul of his cabinet, days after Iraq’s most senior Shiite cleric expressed disapproval at the slow place of change in the country. Lawmakers and their political groups have failed to unite and provide leadership, Abadi said in a televised speech Tuesday night in Baghdad. “To lead the country to safety, I call for a major cabinet reshuffle to include technocratic and academic ministers, and I call on parliament and the political blocs to cooperate with us in this dangerous phase,” he said. More than 12 years after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, the finances of OPEC’s No. 2 producer are being drained by the oil-price plunge and the cost of fighting Islamic State, while political bickering has delayed efforts to tackle graft and sectarian divisions. Shortages of power and drinking water have fueled protests, while the nation’s semi-autonomous Kurdish minority has […]